Mayor-Elect Perkins Announces Transition Team

Mayor-elect Adrian Perkins will takeover as Mayor of Shreveport on December 29th. Ahead of being sworn in, Perkins has announced the members of his 15 person transition team. His team includes business leaders, educators, service men and Harvard faculty members.

The advisory board will be co-chaired by Tony Williams, CEO of Global Resource Solutions and Graham Walker, President of Fibrebond. The team will not only advise Perkins during the transition period but will put together a transition report that will outline Perkins' vision and plans for his first term as mayor. That report will come out after the first of the year.

The members of the Mayor-Elect's transition team are:

Dr. Ray Belton, president of Southern University System.

Lt. General Robert Caslen, former superintendent of United States Military Academy, U.S. Army Ret.